Description
A comforting sandwich filled with juicy meatballs, rich marinara sauce, and gooey mozzarella cheese, perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb cooked meatballs (homemade or frozen)
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 4 hoagie rolls or sub buns
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Butter (for toasting buns)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, simmer the meatballs in marinara sauce over medium-low heat for 10–15 minutes.
- Lightly butter the inside of each hoagie roll and toast them in a skillet or oven until golden.
- Place 3–4 meatballs in each toasted roll. Spoon extra marinara sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and broil for 1–2 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Top with chopped parsley and serve hot.
Notes
For the best flavor, use homemade marinara sauce; red pepper flakes can be added for extra heat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: meatball sandwich, Italian sandwich, comfort food